Links--Unit III

Look inside a seal--the adaptations that make its life possible
http://nature.ca/discover/exm/index_e.cfm


Evolution

and_the_geeks_have_inherited

http://abstrusegoose.com/283

University of CA: Understanding Evolution
Reviewed by Science magazine--lessons, tutorials, online labs, evolution in the news
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
Top 10 Useless Organs
http://www.livescience.com/11317-top-10-useless-limbs-vestigial-organs.html

5 Things Humans No Longer Need
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13927-five-things-humans-no-longer-need.html

Comparative Embryology--Guess the embryo
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/guess-embryo.html

What Darwin Never Knew--NOVA episode
http://video.pbs.org/video/1372073556/

Interviews with Evolutionary Biologists
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/big-thinkers-evolution.html

Was cancer a mechanism of evolution?
http://www.jamesgraham.bz/cancerselectioni.html?gclid=CN_9isT8g6ICFQu-sgodIkjyFA

Look inside a seal--the adaptations that make its life possible
http://nature.ca/discover/exm/index_e.cfm

Go home, evolution. You're drunk.
http://wtfevolution.tumblr.com/


Drosophila



Courtship behavior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVV-Oo1QA8M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujhJ6sCUp1Y&feature=related

Aggression
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJaDoTigvEI&feature=related

Raising Fruit flies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmYq2Tfk2Ms&feature=fvw

Pillbug Animal Behavior lab
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/lessons/pill_bugs.html





Eco Footprint Quiz:
How much of the earth's resources do you use?

http://www.myfootprint.org/

Global warming--what's the worst that could happen?
http://www.gregcraven.org/


Plants
Plant hormones
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/BotanicalSciences/PlantHormones/Hormones/Plant%20Hormones.htm

Plant hormone info from Ohio State University with a quiz
http://hcs.osu.edu/hcs300/hormone.htm

Comprehensive site on plant hormones
http://www.plant-hormones.info/

Tissue and Organ Systems

Science of the human body--interesting activities and tests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/

Germ layer formation--animation and quiz
http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp20/2002001.html

Human germ layer formation--video
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/media/differentiation-lg.mov

Anatomy and Physiology animations
http://bio-alive.com/animations/anatomy.htm

Anatomy and Body System Animations
http://nhscience.lonestar.edu/BIOL/ap2int.htm#lung

Identifying body cavities activity
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_general/Esp/folder_structure/le/m1/s7/lem1s7_8.htm

Medical Case Studies
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/ap_casestudies/index.html

Case studies in science by the University of Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcase.htm#AP

Interactive quizzes
http://www.spolem.co.uk/interactive/interactive_gcse.htm


The Neural System

Einstein's Brain
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ein.html
"The Long, Strange Journey of Einstein's Brain"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4602913

Nervous System Diseases
http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/Disease_index.htm

Medical Science Nervous System Course
http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/

Harvard Outreach--Action potential tutorial
http://outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/animations/actionpotential.swf

Sodium potassium pump animation
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_the_sodium_potassium_pump_works.html

Action potential quiz, flashcards
http://quizlet.com/445814/7-steps-action-potential-flash-cards/

World without pain
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/01/27/rare.conditions/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/02/03/btsc.oppenheim/


Structure and Movement

Muscle fibers--video
http://www.molecularmovies.com/showcase/index.html

Circulatory & Immune System

White blood cell identification--interactive
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP14704

Red blood cells
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP14604

Immunity overview animation
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072507470/student_view0/chapter22/animation__the_immune_response.html

HIV cycle animation
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072507470/student_view0/chapter22/animation__how_the_hiv_infection_cycle_works.html

MHC complexes and attractiveness...
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6H-4G23KMY-1&_user=10&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=7355d7a956deb88d876aaca40089bd4c

Endocrine System

Male of female brain?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/index_cookie.shtml

How the effects of hormones influences mate selection...
http://web.mac.com/vicjohn/FacePrints/Digit_Ratio.html

Article about the study above...
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6H-4GPW3SV-3&_user=10&_coverDate=11%2F30%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=b077a4b106b4e08cf172b5bd0aa2c159

Pheremones in humans
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6H-3WWVBHG-5&_user=10&_origUdi=B6T6H-4G23KMY-1&_fmt=high&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F1999&_rdoc=1&_orig=article&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=55591684553adf3198c6bb2e8f36dfe3

Digestive System

Overview of organs and functions
http://hepatitis.about.com/od/overview/ig/Organs-of-Digestive-System/Digestive-System-Organs.htm

Build a digestive system--human and bison
http://nature.ca/discover/exm/blddgstvsystm/index_e.cfm

Overview of digestion and feedback mechanisms
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter43/animations.html#

Organs of digestion
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter26/animation__organs_of_digestion.html

Identifying regions of abdominal cavity
http://www.wiley.com/college/apcentral/anatomydrill/t01/at0116_1.htm

Homeostasis
Kidney function and anatomy interactive
http://www.biologymad.com/resources/kidney.swf

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/kidney.html

Thermoregulation
http://www.nsci.plu.edu/~dhansen/thermoregulation.pdf

Reproduction and Development
3D Ultrasound videos
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8025355441759043302#docid=-4587900169319874730
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8025355441759043302#docid=-5729872141545765148

Human embryonic development--pictures and time-lapse
http://embryo.soad.umich.edu/resources/morph.html
http://embryo.soad.umich.edu/carnStages/carnStages.html

Germ layer formation--animation and quiz
http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp20/2002001.html

Frog gastrulation movie
http://worms.zoology.wisc.edu/frogs/gastxen/wholegas.html

Teratogens and their effects
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14032750/Teratogens-and-Their-Effects

Ovarian and Uterine cycles--animation and quiz
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/ovarianuterine.html

Embryonic stem cells animation
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/stemcells.html

Origins of Life interactive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/brief-history-life.html

Origins of life--interview with Andy Knoll
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/how-did-life-begin.html

Endosymbiosis animation
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter4/animation_-_endosymbiosis.html

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/organelles.html






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http://www.scribd.com/doc/2943/AP-Biology-Exam